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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ZOUARVES: in and f ull equipment in Overcoats BG41 At the ready BG7B Advancing, kepi Infantry in kepi , tunic and blanket roll BG42 Kneeling BG79 Advancing, slouch BGl Firing (fixed bayonet) BG43 Firing BGBO Loading, kepi BG2 Advancing (fixed bayonet) BG44 Charging BGB 1 Loading, BG3 Kneeling BGB2 Firing, kepi ZOUARVES: in stocki ng hat BGB3 Firing, slouch hat Infantry in kepi, tunic, full pack and equipment BG45 Firing BG84 At the ready, kepi BG4 At the ready (fixed bayonet) BG46 Kneeling BGB5 At the ready, slouch hat BG5 Advancing shouldered musket BGB6 Command pack: Officers, Std. bearers BG6 Charging (fixed bayonet) ZOUARVES: drummers BG7 Loading BG47 Attacking BGB Kneeling firing (fixed bayonet) BG4B Charging Artillerymen BG9 Advancing musket 45° (fixed bayonet) BG49 Command pack: Zouarve Officer, BGB7 Comma nd pack: Assorted artillerymen BG10 At the ready BG49 Std. bearer, drummer in kepi BGBB Command pack: Assorted artillerymen Infantry in kepi , . no equipment in slouch hat BGll Kneeling firing BG12 Charging (fixed bayonet) : Suitable for Union and Confederate Equipment $ 1.99 BG13 Kepi, , firing on walki ng horses BGEl Limber with four horse team BG14 Kepi, frock coat, blanket roll, advancing BG50 Trooper in kepi, shouldered sword and two drivers BG14a Skirmisher pack, kepi, mixed poses BG51 Trooper ill slouch hat, shouldered sword BGE2 Two limber horses and driver and equipment BG52 Trooper in kepi, firing carbine to the side to make four horse team into six BG53 Trooper in slouch hat firing carbine Infantry in slouch hat, tunic and blanket roll BGE3 Ammunition caisson and limber with BG53 to the side four horse team and two drivers BG15 Firing (fixed bayonet) BG54 Trooper in kepi firing ca rbine forward BGE4 Covered wagon with four mule BG16 Advanci ng (fixed bayonet) BG55 Trooper in slouch hat firing carbine forw ard teflm and one driver BG 17 Kneeling BG56 Trooper in kepi with shotgun BGE5 121b Napoleon cannon BG57 Trooper in slouch hat with shotgun Infantry in slouch hat, tunic, full pack and equip BGE6 10lb Parrot ca nnon BG5B Command pack: Officer, Std. bearer, BGE7 91b Whitworth cannon BGl B At the ready (fixed bayonet) Bugler in kepi, walking horse BGEB 121b Whitworth ca nnon BG19 Advanci ng shouldered musket BG5BH Command pack: Officer, std. bearer, BGE9 Two stretcher bearers wit h BG20 Charging (fixed bayonet) bugler in kepi , charging horse wounded patient BG2l Loading BG59 Command pack: Officer, std. bea rer, BG22 Kneelinp firing (fixed bayonet) bugler, slouch hat, walking horse BG23 Advancing musket 45° (fixed bayonet) BG59H Command pack: Officer, std. bearer, BG24 At the ready bugler, slouch hat, charging horse Equipment BGE 1 $4.49 Infantry in slouch hat, shell jacket, no equipment BGG 3 $5.99 CAVALRY: Suitable for Union and Confederate BG25 Kneeling firing BGE 4 $7.99 BG26 Charging (fixed bayonet) on charging horses BG27 Slouch hat, frock coat, firing BG60 Trooper in kepi, drawn sword BG2B Slouch hat, frock coat. blanket roll, BG61 TrooperSample in slouch hat, drawn file sword advancing BG62 Trooper in kepi firing carbine forward BG2Ba Skirmisher pack, slouch hat mixed poses BG63 Trooper in slouch hat firing carbine forward and equipment BG64 Trooper in kepi firing pistol Each pack includes 8 Infantry, 6 Com­ BG29 Assorted figures in mixed dress which BG65 Trooper in slouch hat firing pistol mand, 4 Cavalry or 3 M ounted Com­ is patched and worn BG66 Dismounted troopers in kepi ass. poses mand for$ 2.67 BG30 Assorted dead and wounded (6 per pack) BG67 Di smounted troopers slouch hat ass. poses BG31 Command pack, Union Officer, Standard BG6B Command pack: four dismounted Officers, bearer, drummer, adv. two buglers for Union or Confederate BG32 Command pack: Union Officer, Standard BG69 Two horse holders in kepi with Add $3 for shipping & handling bearer, drummer, stationary four horses to mail orders under $30. C.O.D. is BG33 Command pack: Confederate Officer, BG70 Two horse holders in slouch hat with an additional $3. Standard bearer, drummer, adv. four horses BG34 Command pack: Confederate Officer, BG71 Rush's Lancers (Union) Telephone Hotline Standard bearer, drummer, stationary (Use BG5B for command) 304-547-0000 and use your major BG35 Command pack: Infantry Officer in credit card. kepi, mounted CAVALRY. Confederate 1 st BG36 Command pack: Infantry Officer in BG72 Trooper Please mall check & your order to: slouch hat mounted BG73 Command pack: Officer, std. bearer, bugler BG37 Command pack: Mounted Union , BG74 Dismounted trooper two Staff Officers BG3B Command pack: Mounted Confederate CAVALRY: Confederate Sussex Light General, two Staff Officers BG75 Trooper BG39 Command pack: two dismtd. Union . BG76 Command pack: Officer, Std. bearer, bugler Generals and four Staff Officers BG77 Dismounted trooper BOX 278 ROUTE 40 EAST BG40 Command pack: two dismtd. Confed. TRIADELPHIA WV 26059 Generals and four Staff Officers

Painted 15mm Essex Boxed Armies-Call 25mm- All A.c. W. figures can be used as either Union or Confederate Troops and have choice of HAT OR KEPI UNLESS SPECIFICALL Y LISTED.

ACW73 ACW74 ACW75 ACW76

ACW77 ACW78 ACW79 ACW80

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ACW81 ACW82 ACW83 ACW84

INFANTRY ACW73 Standard bearer standing - shirtsleeves (Con) ACW74 Standard bearer standing - sackjacket and knapsack ACW75 Officer marching - drawn sword Choice of (a) Kepi, (b) ACW76 Zouave standard bearer standing · knapsack Choice of (a) Kepi, (b) Boater, (c) , (d) Turban ACW77 Infantry standing opening cartridge box · shirtsleeves (Con) ACW78 Marching, shouldered rifle, fixed bayonet - shell jacket (Con) ACW79 Standing at ease, fixed bayonet · shell jacket (Con) ACW85 ACW80 Standing Firing - sackjacket and knapsack ~ ACW81 Standing opening cartridge box - frock coat ( 00. ) ACW82 Standing to attention - frock coat ~~ "" ACW83 Marching, shouldered rifle - frock coat ~\:. . ACW84 Advancing, fixed bayonet· frock coat ~ ACW85 Officer standing with map - frock coat CAVALRY Guidon bearer - open shell jacket Officer brandishing sword · short tunic :tj; Officer/General with binoculars · frock coat

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A-H ISTORICAL NAPOLEONIC CAMPAIGNING JIM BIRDSEYE describes ways to ease the Campaign nightmare ...... 5 THE ADAPTATION Of THE BRITISH TO WILDERNESS WARfARE, 1750-1763 DANIEL BEATTIE m ay make you reconsider your rul es for this period ...... 15 THE BUENA VISTA CAMPAIGN RON VAUG HAN detail s this campaign for the wargame table ...... 27 ADAPTING THE SWORD AND THE FLAME fOR LAWRENCE OF ARABIA H. LUBBERS opens our eyes to WWI period Colonials! ...... 43 OPERATION MERCURY - A COMMAND DECISION GAME VICTOR GREGOIRE uses gliders in the German invasion of Crete ...... 49 THE STANDARDS Of THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA 1846-1848 BOB MARSHALL presents more flags for the Mexican-American War ...... 53 THE MARCH OF THE MORMON BATTALION WILLIAM GREENWALD describes this little known unit ...... 57

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4 French Column VS. Russian lines. French figures are Mini-Figs, the Russians are Hinchliffe. Photo by Drv Banasik. A-HISTORICAL NAPOLEONIC CAMPAIGNING BY JIM BIRDSEYE

O ne of the more interesting aspects of wargaming is the use of campaign­ Only the umpire should have accurate maps. The players sho uld have in g. Campaigning is not that difficult to do if two things are available; a maps that are of dubious accuracy and a va riety or sca les and map keys number of w illing players w ith time and a willing umpire. The use of an can be used to add even more confusion. Maps o f the key cities can also umpire is critica l to a successful campaign. The umpire is the conduit of be provided and their q uality can vary as well. information, misinformation and confus ion to the players. He ca n also perform the necessary staff fun cti ons for the players, freein g them for One technique that allows the umpire to produce a va ri ety of maps command responsibilities. There are a number of ways that a caSamplempaign file quickly is to make a basic map with very few detail s. Xerox a couple of can be played w ithout an umpire but I have always found that an umpire dozen copies of this map and then add detai ls to each map as you see fit. offers the mos t fl exibility, the fastest play and the most realism. These detai ls incl ude ri vers, villages, bri dges, lakes, forests, and hill s. You can even reduce the scale by reduci ng the phys ica l size of these maps. Why a-histo ri ca l ve rsus histori ca l warga ming campaigns? Firs t, under­ Use colors and numerous different symbols on the maps as well . Re­ stand that a- hi storical wargaming uses hi storic forces, o rganizations, member that very few items were standardi zed on the maps of this command stru ctures and locations, but while historically probable, the peri od. O nce the maps are made, ass ign dates to each based on accuracy situation never occurred . The advantage for the gamer is that he is or so me other criteri a. Once this is completed you can sta rt setting up ge nerally placed in the situation of the actual commanders of the day, the situation. without perfect knowledge of anything. W hen an actual historic cam­ paign is used the playe rs are often influ enced by the decisions that their historical counterparts made. Th ey also tend to have a good idea about the other players' intentions and objectives. This hindsight ca n distort Each player must be provided w ith a printed strategic situation that the campaign from the start. In a fictiti ous ca mpaign, these problems are explains the enemy situati on, his own situati on, the political objecti ves mi nimized. Thi s is not to say that the campaign should not be historically of his side and anything else the umpire wants to use to tho ro ughly con­ plaus ible. Orthat it can not be based on actual occurrences, it shoul d, an d fu se the players. The objecti ves sho ul d be used to develop the players' you ca n. But you shoul d ensure enough ori ginality to make the ca mpaign strategy for the campaign. The umpire shoul d set up the objectives to unique an d fres h. ensure that so me tacti cal combat occurs. This can be done by assigning conflicting objectives, such as A hold X, B take X. These produce a battle Setting up the campaign can be either a gro up proj ect or the duty of the but not much of a ca mpaign. I recommend that a more subtle approach umpire. One of the critical decisions is determining where and w hen the be used. Assign multiple objectives for each nationality involved, ensur­ campaign will take place both in the simulated peri od and the locati on ing that the political objectives are realisti c. Yo u can assign a miss ion for for the games. The Napoleonic peri od offers a wide range of actual and one si de to draw off the resources of the oth er side. Yo u ca n assign one potential campaign locations. Italy, Egypt, , South , North side the mission to destroy the other si de, or move them o ut of an area. Germany, North Ameri ca, Poland, Russia, Bohemia, , So uthern Be sure, however, that neither side is inform ed o f the others o bjectives in Ru ss ia, and the Lowlands were all locations of actual campaigns. In addi­ any but the most rudimentary way. tion, there was a potential for campaigns in Scandinavia, North Afri ca, South and Central Ameri ca, , Sicily, Sardinia, an d almost anywhere I've incl uded some sample situation reports below : else. Re member that the Napoleonic wars were world wars in every se nse of the phrase. O nce a location is se lected, players must make a set General Situation: (provided to all the players) of maps for the campaign. The nature of this set is often overl ooked and frequently players use published maps that are usually much more The French are vulnerable in the Italian Peninsula. They have weakly accurate than the maps that the actual commanders had at the time. occupied the north Italian plain. Th e arm istice between the Fre nch an d 5